BRITISH LABOUR CRISIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1921, Page 2

BRITISH LABOUR CRISIS.

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SIR A. CONAN DOYIH

IMPRESSIONS OF AUSTRALIA

LONDON, April 4

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, interviewed on his Australian experience, said that public control was a complete failure hi Australia. The telephones, telegraphs, railways, and post office services were very bad. This was not due j to national slackness, because the few things remaining in private hands were extremely good. The real reason was that the employees were able to apply pressure to the Labour Governnuits if the latter disagreed with their demands All these Labour problems were rather dangerous there. He added that the spiritualist movement was vigorous among the poorer classes, though not among the professional classes. | ’ | WAR ON TRIBESMEN. | DELHI, April fi. i In view of the renewal of sniping at convoys by the tribesmen in the Wana | and Mashud area, British aircraft | bombed Making, the capital of the 1 Mashuds at the end of last month. ! They caused heavy loss, and damage to I property, and dispersed the tribesmen, j Making lias now been entirely evaouj ated by them. ! ITALIAN WORKERS SACKED. ROME, April 7. The Fiat Motor Works at Turin, have been closed down. Thirteen thousand workers have been dismissed. This is owing to their refusing to submit to partial dismissals. FREEDOM FOR EGYPT. CAIRO. April 7. Zaglilul, the Egyptian Nationalist leader, is suffering from nervous prostration after the latest demonstrations. He announces, however, that lie stands for the complete removal of British authority in Egypt, except the High Commissioner’s privileges.

KARL BACK IN SWITZERLAND. GENEVA. April 7. Ex-Emperor Karl has entered Swiss territory at Bucks. He will probably reside at Lucerne. PEON MURDERS TILTAL. This Day at 10 40 a.in.) , NEW YORK. April 7 - Williams testified at the trial on bis own behalf. He denied Urn knowledge of how the negroes were killed. *le said that federal agents who investigated the peonage charges told him they found nothing wrong, hut Hint Williams was technically liable lor working negroes that he had bailed out of gaol. Williams said he then told the negroes to leave and never saw them again. The accused declared that Manning whose testimony was cabled on the sixth, was angry because Williams refused to uphold the lie the former told the agents, the negro threaten.ng to do something.